SPANOS WANTS TO BE KING, BUT ARE THEY FOR SALE?

          Chargers Owner Alex Spanos has reiterated his interest
     in the NBA Kings, according to R.E. Graswich of the
     SACRAMENTO BEE.  Spanos: "I'm interested in the Kings. 
     That's very accurate."  Kings President Rick Benner said
     that Managing General Partner Jim Thomas and Spanos have met
     in recent years and discussed the franchise, but "no
     negotiations are under way and none are scheduled."  Thomas 
     didn't respond to interview requests from the BEE, but
     Graswich reported that friends and associates of Thomas "say
     recent events have diminished the pleasure he receives from
     owning an NBA team."  Graswich added that Spanos would keep
     the team in Sacramento: "I can tell you there's no way I
     would let that team leave our region" (SAC BEE, 10/18).